Love Exposure (2008)
- Original title
- 愛のむきだし
- Directed by
- Sion Sono
- Genre
- action film, romantic comedy, comedy drama, thriller film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 3h 57m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 523 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage boy learns the art of upskirt photography to win the favor of a strict Catholic girl. The film follows his journey through family dysfunction, religious guilt, and a cult. It blends comedy, romance, and violence over four hours.
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What happens
Love Exposure (Japanese: 愛のむきだし, Hepburn: Ai no mukidashi) is a 2008 Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Sion Sono. The film gained a considerable amount of notoriety in film festivals around the world for its four-hour runtime and themes including love, family, lust, religion and the art of upskirt photography. The first version was originally six hours long, but was trimmed at the request of the producers. However, an extended version was later released in 2017 as a 300-minute, 10-episode TV series, an arrangement also employed for two other of his movies. Following its release, it won many awards and received acclaim from critics. At the Berlin International Film Festival, it won the Caligari Film Award and the FIPRESCI Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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